Abstract
The challenges arising with our new geological epoch-the Anthropocene-call on us to think beyond the human and to consider our species in relation to others. Val Plumwood (2007, 1) has made clear what is at stake here: "If our species does not survive the ecological crisis, it will probably be due to our failure... to work out new ways to live with the earth, to rework ourselves... We will go onwards in a different mode of humanity, or not at all." In response to Plumwood's statement, in this article I rethink Marx's concept of species-being in order to open up a space in which to explore different modes of humanity for the Anthropocene.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 52-69 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Rethinking Marxism |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- anthropocene
- climatic changes
- humanity
- social movements
- species-being